Groggy Roads

You have had a few. Between you and home: four lanes of traffic, a river you are in no condition to swim, and a level crossing that is not going to wait. Tap to hop, judge the gap, hop again — and keep going, because the screen behind you never stops moving. Eight characters, eight worlds, one very bad idea each.

TWO PLAYERS, ONE PHONE

Turn the phone sideways and hand half of it to somebody else. Same road, same traffic, both of you hopping at once — and the two worlds mash together into one, so you get their streets and yours in the same run. Fall too far behind and the screen leaves without you. That is the whole rivalry.

ONLINE RACES

Unlock online races and take on up to four people, each on their own phone. Everyone gets the same road and their own screen, and the furthest down it wins. And online, the vices work the other way round: grab one and it hits your rivals, not you — you're buying the round. Quick Match puts you in with whoever is around, or pass a code to a friend.

PLAY IT AFTER DARK

Every world has a night version: the same streets, cooler and dimmer, with the soundtrack sitting back and going sleepy. It is a toggle in settings, and it changes all eight.